Turn the chart type into an overview, data selection, comparisons, and sentence control first. The goal is not memorising one sample; it is knowing what this chart needs most.
Decide which relationship the chart requires first, then choose the figures and language that support the overview.
If the overview cannot summarise both charts and state a complementary, contrasting, or explanatory relationship, the overall message is still missing.
Find the shared subject, period, or place, then decide whether the second chart complements, contrasts with, or explains the first.
Write one overview covering both charts, then regroup the body by shared subject or information relationship rather than chart number.
Writing half on each chart without connecting them feels like two short reports pasted together and cannot produce an overview that covers the whole task.
A mixed-chart report takes one more step than “finish chart one, then write chart two”. Find the shared subject, period, or location, then ask whether the second chart explains, complements, or contrasts with the first. That relationship determines why both charts belong in the overview.
If the same country ranks highest in both charts, keeping those facts in one paragraph is often clearer than splitting them. If the charts cover different periods, separate them but state how the periods connect. A simple check: the first sentence of each body paragraph should name the comparison, beyond merely saying “The first chart shows”.
These pages explain the Banfen Writing diagnostic and blocker-repair method, Task 1 overview, Task 2 development, and common score blockers.
After submitting a Task 1 report, inspect the overview, key data, comparisons, and sentence accuracy first, then decide whether to rewrite the overview, data sentences, or linking.
